How does the query tool work?
MKN uses a new approach to data interactive display based on Ajax technologies (the same technology behind Gmail) to make viewing images more dynamic and to allow users to customize the output. The articles themselves are fairly high-level analyses of social and economic dynamics. However, whenever there is more detail that supports this analysis, or views it from a different angle, or makes it more widely applicable, we make that data available through the MQT. This approach to disseminating data is different than other data providers, in that we embed the data in a narrative, explaining what the data might mean, whereas other providers allow you to browse data without any information about its importance or its implications. The Query Tool also allows the user to graph data of interest, not just inspect tables. It uses an advanced style of statistical graphics called Trellis, developed at Bell Labs, that allows the user to quickly see trends, as well as efficiently compare many diffe
